On Sunday night in Houston, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick became the first football coach to win five Super Bowl rings.

And of course he's thrilled about it in his own special way.

"As great as today feels ... we're five weeks behind the other teams for the 2017 season," Belichick said at a press conference Monday.

"Five weeks behind"— Bill!

Has there ever been a more quintessential Belichick answer?

The Patriots trailed by 25 points in the second half and went on to pull off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, cementing Tom Brady as the greatest quarterback in NFL history and Belichick as its greatest coach.

And what is Belichick thinking about? How far behind the rest of the NFL he is.

It goes without saying that this sort of attitude is precisely the reason the Patriots are so good every year, and why Belichick is the greatest coach.

A five-week head start won't be enough for other NFL coaches — the Pats are early favorites to win the Super Bowl next season. But Belichick didn't even let himself 24 hours to celebrate.

Of course, on Sunday night Belichick did give some more passably human responses when asked about the win.

"The most important thing tonight is the team win," Belichick said. "I am happy for our team, our players, and our organization. Everybody worked so hard for this."

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